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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Maryland (Feb. 22)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Maryland. *** University of Maryland, Georgia Tech Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22 -- The University of Maryland, College Park, Md., and Georgia Tech Research, Atlanta, have been assigned a patent (8,379,485) developed by four co-inventors for "compressive sensing system and method for bearing estimation of sparse sources in the angle domain." The co-inventors are Volkan Cevher, Houston, Ali Cafer Gurbuz, Marietta, Ga., James H. McClellan, Chamblee, Ga., and Ramalingam Chellappa, Potomac, Md. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Compressive Sensing (CS) is an emerging area which uses a relatively small number of non-traditional samples in the form of randomized projections to reconstruct sparse or compressible signals. Direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation is performed with an array of sensors using CS. Using random projections of the sensor data, along with a full waveform recording on one reference sensor, a sparse angle space scenario can be reconstructed, giving the number of sources and their DOA's. Signal processing algorithms are also developed and described herein for randomly deployable wireless sensor arrays that are severely constrained in communication bandwidth. There is a focus on the acoustic bearing estimation problem and it is shown that when the target bearings are modeled as a sparse vector in the angle space, functions of the low dimensional random projections of the microphone signals can be used to determine multiple source bearings as a solution of an l]-norm minimization problem." The patent application was filed on Nov. 3, 2008 (12/740,947). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,379,485&OS=8,379,485&RS=8,379,485 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** inNuevo Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22 -- inNuevo, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,379,382) developed by Michael Lewis Marshall, Washington, Yenny Paola Moya, Silver Spring, Md., and Paul Daniel Alston, Stone Mountain, Ga., for docking station. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A holder for an oblong-shaped device is provided. The holder can be a docking station for a media device and a keyboard. The holder can include a mounting tray and a mounting bracket assembly arranged on the mounting tray. The mounting bracket assembly can be configured such that the oblong-shaped device is securable to the mounting tray in both (i) a first position where a longitudinal axis of the oblong-shaped device extends substantially horizontally, and (ii) a second position where the longitudinal axis of the oblong-shaped device extends substantially vertically while the mounting tray is kept in a substantially upright position." The patent application was filed on April 18, 2011 (13/088,965). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,379,382&OS=8,379,382&RS=8,379,382 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** U.S. Navy Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Navy has been assigned a patent (8,379,286) developed by four co-inventors for an "integrated angle of arrival sensing and duplex communication with cats-eye multiple quantum well modulating retroreflector." The co-inventors are David J. Klotzkin, Vestal, N.Y., Peter G. Goetz, Springfield, Va., William S. Rabinovich, Silver Spring, Md., Mike S. Ferraro, Columbia, Md.. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A modulating retroreflector system includes a modulating retroreflector having a plurality of multiple quantum well modulator pixels and at least one transimpedance amplifier. The transimpedance amplifier receives a photocurrent generated by at least one of the plurality of modulator pixels. Each pixel is capacitively coupled to a current driver, which applies a high frequency digital electrical signal to the pixel when the voltage at the output of the transimpedance amplifier exceeds a threshold value. The modulated output of the retroreflector is reflected toward the source of the received optical beam. The system activates high frequency current drivers for only the illuminated pixels, eliminating the need for a separate angle of incidence sensor and reducing power requirements. A low frequency FSK signal can be superimposed on the DC optical interrogation beam and recovered as the unfiltered output of the transimpedance amplifier, to provide simultaneous bidirectional communication without a half-duplex communication protocol." The patent application was filed on May 26, 2011 (13/116,430). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,379,286&OS=8,379,286&RS=8,379,286 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Janet Lynne Wilson-Campell Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22 -- Janet Lynne Wilson-Campell, Ocean Pines, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,371,322) developed by Janet Lynne Wilson-Campbell, Ocean Pines, Md., for a "folding canopy beach tent." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A folding canopy beach tent comprised of lightweight rod structure frame with connecting joints. This structure opens and closes. To closing structure folds down and the rods fold inward making the structure compact. The umbrella and flaccid mesh like material cover the frame structure. The material serves as a protection against sunrays and weather elements. The front flaccid mesh serves as enclosure for the structure. The side flaccid mesh allows airflow, and visibility of surroundings. The dimensions of the folding canopy beach tent provides' enough room to place a child, and other items. Stakes are used to secure the structure to the surface, therefore reducing the likelihood of the wind moving it. The stakes also secure the mesh enclosure when lowered to the ground. The structure's umbrella like material base can be directly sat or laid on. The folded canopy beach tent is carried in a carry tote with strap." The patent application was filed on Sept. 1, 2010 (12/807,261). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,371,322&OS=8,371,322&RS=8,371,322 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** University of Maryland Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22 -- The University of Maryland, College Park, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,378,333) developed by five co-inventors for a "lateral two-terminal nanotube devices and method for their formation." The co-inventors are Parag Banerjee, Greenbelt, Md., Sang Bok Lee, Clarksville, Md., Israel Perez, Bethesda, Md., Erin Robertson, College Park, Md., and Gary W. Rubloff, Clarksville, Md. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus, system, and method are provided for a lateral two-terminal nanotube device configured to capture and generate energy, to store electrical energy, and to integrate these functions with power management circuitry. The lateral nanotube device can include a substrate, an anodic oxide material disposed on the substrate, and a column disposed in the anodic oxide material extending from one distal end of the anodic oxide material to another end of the anodic oxide material. The lateral nanotube device further can include a first material disposed within the column, and a second material disposed within the column. The first material fills a distal end of the column and gradiently decreases towards another distal end of the column along inner walls of the column. The second material fills the another distal end of the column and gradiently decreases towards the distal end of the column within the first material." The patent application was filed on Sept. 26, 2008 (12/285,005). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,378,333&OS=8,378,333&RS=8,378,333 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Nextel Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22 -- Nextel Communications, Reston, Va., has been assigned a patent (8,380,198) developed by Kamran Etemad, Potomac, Md., and Masoud Olfat, Clarksville, Md., for a "system and method for handoff between base stations." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for handoff are provided. A mobile station performs a make-before-break handoff of a control channel between a serving and target base station and a break-before-make handoff of a traffic channel between the serving and target base stations. The traffic channel handoff is performed after the control channel handoff has completed." The patent application was filed on Dec. 30, 2009 (12/649,908). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,380,198.PN.&OS=PN/8,380,198&RS=PN/8,380,198 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Johns Hopkins University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22 -- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, has been assigned a patent (8,378,879) developed by Douglas L. Lewis, Sykesville, Md., Andrew E. Feldman, Columbia, Md., Christopher L. Eddins, Jessup, Md., for an "apparatus and methods for remote detection of physiological changes." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus for sensing motion having a transmitter for transmitting a carrier signal; a frequency control connected to the transmitter for controlling the frequency of the carrier signal; a first receiver for receiving the reflected transmitted carrier signal; a second receiver for receiving the reflected transmitted carrier signal, the second receiver being placed out of phase by less than a wavelength of the carrier signal from the first receiver; means for subtracting the carrier signal received by the second receiver from the carrier signal received by the first receiver to produce an error signal; wherein when motion is sensed by the apparatus, the error signal moves from zero thereby causing a corrective signal to be generated and sent to the frequency control, the frequency control forcing the error signal to zero." The patent application was filed on June 17, 2010 (12/817,765). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=83,78,879.PN.&OS=PN/83,78,879&RS=PN/83,78,879 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Sprint Spectrum Assigned Patent for Methods and Systems for Facilitating Multi-technology Handovers ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22 -- Sprint Spectrum, Overland Park, Kan., has been assigned a patent (8,380,200) developed by Roy Leo Spitzer, Rockville, Md., and Robert B. Kingsley Jr., Sterling, Va., for "methods and systems for facilitating multi-technology handovers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A mobile station has a transmitter, a first receiver, and a second receiver, each of which can be configured to use a first radio access technology and a second radio access technology. The mobile station uses the transmitter and the first receiver to engage in a communication session via a serving base station that uses the first radio access technology. When a degradation in quality of the communication session is detected, the mobile station evaluates a target base station by transmitting a trial communication to the serving base station and receiving, through the second receiver, a trial response from a target base station. The target base station uses the second radio access technology. If the trial response is acceptable, the mobile station requests a handover of the communication session to the target base station. The mobile station may select the target base station from a multi-technology neighbor list." The patent application was filed on July 8, 2010 (12/832,864). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,380,200.PN.&OS=PN/8,380,200&RS=PN/8,380,200 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22 -- BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration, Nashua, N.H., has been assigned a patent (8,377,297) developed by Tadd C. Kippeny, Mount Airy, Md., Christopher S. Badorrek, Hagerstown, Md., and Louise C. Sengupta, Elicott City, Md., for a water desalination apparatus. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A desalination apparatus is disclosed which uses a salt sponge unit to remove a majority of salt from water. A parallel plate capacitor can be connected after the salt sponge to remove remaining salt ions. The salt sponge is a nanoporous, high surface area carbon scaffold to which crown ethers are attached. A power supply is connected to the salt sponges for applying a bias voltage to regenerate the salt sponges. A chlorine treatment unit can be connected after the parallel plate capacitor. A method of purifying sea water using the apparatus also is disclosed." The patent application was filed on Dec. 23, 2009 (12/646,637). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,377,297&OS=8,377,297&RS=8,377,297 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1115190 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |